Brake Applied to U.s. Motorists
WASHINGTON, Friday. (A.A.P.).— The Secretary for the Interior (Mr. Iekes) has proposed a 40 miles an hour speed limit on United States…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,070 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 54
Soldier Hurt Bottle Thrown From Train
When the Tamworth Mail was neat East Maitland on Saturday afternoon a jagged piece from a smashed bottle thrown from the train lacerated the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Road Workers and Morning Tea
SYDNEY: The hundred employees of the Main Roads Board at Villawood, who were dismissed on Friday for drinking their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Motor Cycle Army
Large numbers of Army motor-cyclists, on powerful machines and all armed with Tommy guns, are an important part of Britain's Army. Picture shows a detachment moving across country in formation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sailing and Motor Yacht Club Notes Port Hunter Dinghy Club
Taree, skilfully sailed by Lindsay Tip[?]dy, with forward hand Neville Geary, was the only [?] to finish in Sunday's handicap race. Heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chatham Road Bridge
The District Superintendent of Road Transport told me that if the Chatham-road bridge was strengthened he would arrange…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overcrowded Buses Deputation to Road Superintendent
A deputation from the Central Ward Progress Association will meet the District Superintendent of Road Transport and Tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A Bridge to Australia" Japanese Move in Celebes
LONDON, Jan. 12.—"The Times" states that the Japanese landing in the Celebes is one more step in Japan's campaign for penetrating the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No All-night Trams to Meet Trains
The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) has refused a request by Newcastle State Assembly of the A.L.P. for tram or bus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus Services on Tram Routes
Claiming that buses should not run alone tram lines or serve areas accessible to trams. Central Progress Association decided last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Responsibility for Gully Line Bridge
"All roads leading from Newcastle must be made traffickable and able to cope with any emergency," said the Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Greta Road Condition
"If some attention is not paid to the road in the very near future, the only vehicle capable of passing over it will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Condition of Greta Road
If repairs were not carried out immediately on the Greta-Cessnock road, it would not be possible for buses, or other vehicles to pass over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Need for High Level Bridge at Wickham
Wickham Progress Association is to make another effort to get the Main Roads Board, Railway Commissioners and the Greater…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramguard Knocked Off Footboard
Trams were held up for some time in Hunter-street yesterday afternoon when a train conductor, David Hunter, 30, of Mitchell-street, Jesmond,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Parts "Frozen"
MELBOURNE: Three-quarters of manufacturers and wholesalers' stocks of spare parts and replacement and assemblies for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Concession to Mothers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) said to-day, that, after consultation with the Premier, it had been decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Ship to Train Reserves
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The provision of a training ship to build a reserve of officers and seamen for the mercantile marine is advocated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plans for Road Transport One Day Hold-up
SYDNEY: All commercial road transport in Sydney will be held up next Wednesday for a stopwork meeting of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.e.s. Policy for Road Signs in Blackout
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The policy of the National Emergency Services in provision of aids to traffic movement in a blackout is defined by the…
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